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magot en · NOUN

Etymology

From French magot.

Meanings

1. (archaic) The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
   • The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance. 1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 31, page 16:
2. A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form

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